Wsl Talking Points: London City Look Promising Despite Loss And Liverpool Vow To Fight On

London City show advancement successful defeat

If Jocelyn Prêcheur needed an illustration of really acold his London City Lionesses squad person travel successful a fewer weeks, it was Saturday’s brushwood against Chelsea. It ended successful a 2-0 conclusion to nan champions but his broadside impressed astatine Stamford Bridge and asked respective questions of their opponents. London City controlled 43% of possession – possibly much than expected – and managed nan aforesaid number of shots connected target (three), pinch Isobel Goodwin providing a peculiar threat moving successful behind. “When we comparison it to September erstwhile we played different top-four opposition, it was really good,” Prêcheur said. “What I for illustration is that we commencement to spot a squad – [that] was my biggest challenge. We saw a squad that defended and attacked together. We still request to improve.” SD

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Jocelyn Prêcheur feels nan power during Chelsea’s 2-0 triumph complete his London City Lionesses broadside astatine Stamford Bridge. Photograph: Leila Coker/WSL Football/Getty Images

Liverpool ‘will support fighting’

Liverpool’s caput coach, Gareth Taylor, issued a rallying telephone to his broadside arsenic nan hold for their first points continues. After different defeat, this clip 2-1 astatine nan hands of Tottenham, he said: “We person to conflict done it. The connection is clear. We’re moving truthful difficult to move this into a amended business but it takes a spot of clip and a spot of support. Unfortunately, astatine nan moment, we’re getting knocked pinch it, but we will support fighting.” On nan look of it, it was an moreover brushwood astatine Brisbane Road – akin possession, expected goals and chances created – but aft taking an early lead, nan visitors played without immoderate existent wound arsenic Spurs mounted a comeback. It was different concerning illustration of nan Reds’ inclination to autumn distant successful matches, surely nan privilege for Taylor to hole if he is to move their fortunes around. SD

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Grace Fisk attempts to dispossess Tottenham’s Cathinka Tandberg successful Liverpool’s 2-1 conclusion astatine Brisbane Road. Photograph: Harriet Lander/WSL Football/Getty Images

Kirby and Seike plug Agyemang gap

Brighton proved they tin header without their on-loan striker Michelle Agyemang, contempt losing to Manchester United. Agyemang was ruled retired for nan season past week aft sustaining a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament playing for England. There was immoderate interest astir really Brighton would header but Fran Kirby and Kiko Seike proved they are much than tin of making up nan goals by scoring successful nan 3-2 defeat. “We responded rather good to start,” Brighton’s caput coach, Dario Vidosic, said. “[We] sewage amended into nan game, we sewage our unit better. More positive, again. We could person scored a mates much goals successful nan 2nd half. Against a very bully protect team, to person each nan opportunities we did coming was good, but we request to beryllium overmuch better.” EH

Skinner takes positives aft nonaccomplishment astatine City

Rehanne Skinner could return positives from West Ham’s capacity against Manchester City, contempt a 1-0 defeat. Although her team, bottommost connected extremity difference, person yet to gain a point, they took a affirmative attack and did not awkward distant from attacking City. A deficiency of ruthlessness proved to beryllium West Ham’s downfall astatine nan Joie Stadium but it is simply a matter of clip earlier they get a affirmative result. “We’re disappointed we’ve not taken thing retired of it, and aft each nan minutes nan players person had complete nan world break nan cognition and desire from nan players [was great], and nan resilience arsenic well,” Skinner said. “We’ve sewage to move things around.” EH

West Ham’s Riko Ueki attempts a changeable contempt nan attentions of Manchester City’s Leila Ouahabi – nary occurrence this time, and nan Hammers stay winless successful nan WSL this season. Photograph: Cody Froggatt/PA

Everton debar self-sabotage pinch Gago double

A 94th-minute leveller by Kelly Gago saved Everton’s blushes arsenic they shared nan points successful a six-goal thriller astatine Aston Villa. The French guardant opened nan scoring pinch her first extremity of nan play aft a beardown Everton start. Villa equalised conscionable earlier half-time. The 2nd half was end-to-end, arsenic each broadside took advantage of nan other’s porous defence. An unfortunate ain extremity by Ruby Mace swung nan pendulum Villa’s way, putting them 3-2 up, but Gago came to Everton’s rescue aft Brian Sørenson’s broadside had grounded to capitalise connected respective chances. Everton’s tally without a WSL triumph now stands astatine six matches. RO

Duo’s magic helps Arsenal find spark

Arsenal recorded their 3rd consecutive triumph successful each competitions arsenic Stina Blackstenius scored doubly and Alessia Russo added different successful a 4-1 thumping of Leicester. It was a 2nd commencement of nan play for Blackstenius, who group up Russo to put Arsenal ahead, then, aft a Sari Kees ain goal, ended her five-game drought pinch 2 goals of her own. Arsenal person looked acold from title contenders but a first-half rampage by Russo and Blackstenius caused havoc and unleashed nan slick and audacious Arsenal that astir group expect fixed nan team’s calibre. “We had immoderate caller partnerships connected nan transportation coming arsenic well, truthful that needs to click,” said caput coach, Renée Slegers, “but I deliberation it did really well, particularly successful nan first half.” RO